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EK: And Mika, if you don't mind briefly introducing yourself as well and telling us how you got involved with the JACL chapter, Seattle JACL chapter.

MR: Yes, hi, my name is Mika Rothman and I am daughter of Ruthann. And she was my entree into --

RK: JACL arena. [Laughs]

MR: -- Seattle JACL chapter. Yeah, I do remember attending events with her, different meetings, and it was an organization that, growing up, I was very familiar with and knew about. I was, I left Seattle for college, and then was gone for about six years after college on the East Coast, and I came back to Seattle and --

RK: And DC.

MR: When I came back from DC, I wanted to find a way to become engaged in our community and to live up to the values and ideals that my mom has instilled in me, and that it's important to, even if it's on a small local level, support your community, volunteer, try to make it more equitable. And so that's... so it was wonderful because Seattle JACL was just the perfect opportunity for me to get involved with that. And I feel very fortunate to have been able to join the board at around, it was right around the Trump's "Muslim ban." And I thought, I can't just sort of sit back and not do something. And even though my personal involvement was very minor, it was still important to me to be part of an organization that was actively opposing the xenophobia and racism that was being spewed by our president. And so that was --

RK: You went to every demonstration.

MR: That's, yeah, that's how I got involved.

EK: Perfect. Thank you, Ruthann and Mika.

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